Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority
Tanzania
Permit path requiredApply well before travel
Tanzania is a permit destination. Safari, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, and conservation areas are exactly where advance approvals matter.
The trip, step by step
- Bring it
- Official visitor guidance asks applicants to start early. Foreign import eligibility can need direct TCAA confirmation.
- Register it
- Use TCAA RPAS guidance and portal access through the authority before the trip.
- Fly it
- Visitors should contact TCAA and follow the RPAS procedure before travel; operations require authorization.
- Map check
- No public official drone map was confirmed; check TCAA, AIP/NOTAM, national parks, and local site rules.
Before you travel
- 01Apply to TCAA at least three weeks before arriving, the official minimum for non-residents, and earlier if possible.
- 02Secure operation authorization and any import/temporary-use approval.
- 03Get park, conservation, lodge, or filming permissions separately.
Operating notes
- Max altitude
- Verify TCAA permit conditions and current operating limits.
- Commercial work
- Commercial use requires TCAA permits, registration/insurance documentation, and often local filming or park permissions.